Recent sightings mark the beginning of the mushroom season but the NSW Poisons Information Centre warns it is also the time of year when it receives a spike in calls.
abc.net.au/news/ghost-mushrooms-mistaken-for-oyster-mushrooms-nsw-poison-centre/102304358Authorities have issued warnings against foraging for wild mushrooms in New South Wales as seasonal blooms begin with cooling weather.Glow-in-the-dark ghost mushrooms are sometimes confused with the oyster mushroomThe NSW Poisons Information Centre last year received 382 reports of mushroom poisoning.
The centre recommends against any wild mushroom foraging, as consuming some can cause severe vomiting and diarrhoea, as well as damage to the liver and kidneys.Meanwhile, photographers from across the state are on the hunt for rare glowing ghost mushrooms.A recent sighting near Sydney's Brighton-Le-Sands Beach attracted people from more than 40 kilometres away.
"I thought they were only really in dense bushland away from metropolitan Sydney, so I didn't expect it to be there," Ms Xu said. Ghost mushrooms are often mistaken for being a wild version of the oyster mushroom commonly found in supermarkets.The NSW Poisons Information Centre said there was a high risk of poisoning and hospitalisation if people consumed them.
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